[4] It was on 10 January 2007 that Skrzypek was appointed to the role of President of the NBP, with a vote of 239 Sejm deputies in favor, 202 against and one abstaining.

[5] Prior to this position, he had been acting President of the managing board of PKO BP, Poland's largest bank.

He had also held positions in the Supreme Chamber of Control (NIK), serving as Deputy President of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and working at Polish State Railways (PKP).

He acted as a deputy to the Mayor of Warsaw between 2002 and 2005,[6] responsible, inter alia, for "financial policy, investment projects and corporate governance".

[7] After Skrzypek's death, the Wall Street Journal reported how the management committee of the central bank had recently "come into open conflict with six members of the Council [of Ministers] after a council majority voted to change the rules dictating how the bank's net profit was calculated".